LONDON, Dec 26- Oil rose further above $60 a barrel on Friday as unrest in Libya cut supplies, offsetting a growing supply glut in top consumer the United States and weak imports by Japan. Fighting in Libya has cut output there to 352,000 barrels a day, a state oil company spokesman said on Thursday, or about half November's average. "Libya is a supportive factor," said...

SINGAPORE, Dec 26- Brent crude oil futures traded steadily above $60 on Friday as a building supply glut and weak Japanese import data weighed on the market while strong U.S. economic data published over Christmas provided support. However, in Japan, crude imports in November dropped 17.3 percent from a year earlier to 14.68 million kilolitres, data from the...

SINGAPORE, Dec 26- Brent crude oil futures gave up most of its early gains on Friday as a building supply glut and weak Japanese import data weighed on the market, but contracts held above $60 a barrel supported by U.S. economic data published over Christmas. However, in Japan, crude imports in November dropped 17.3 percent from a year earlier to 14.68 million...

SINGAPORE, Dec 26- Brent crude futures held above $60 a barrel on Friday as strong U.S. economic data supported the market, but oil prices were track for their fifth straight weekly decline as a building supply glut capped gains. Yet on the demand side there was price supporting data as the U.S. Labor Department said weekly jobless claims fell for the fourth...

SINGAPORE, Dec 26- Brent crude prices held above $60 a barrel in early Asian trade on Friday as strong U.S. economic data supported the market, while a building supply glut capped gains. Yet on the demand side there was price supporting data as the U.S. Labor Department said weekly jobless claims fell for the fourth straight week and the Commerce Department's final...

SEOUL, Dec 26- U.S. oil rose above $56 a barrel in early trade on Friday after news that a rocket hit a storage tank at Libya's biggest oil port, but prices were on track for a fifth weekly drop with data showing a surprise build in crude stocks in the United States. *U.S. crude's front-month contract for February delivery gained 37 cents a barrel at $56.21 as of 0032 GMT,...

*Brent oil drops back near $60 a barrel. NEW YORK, Dec 24- U.S. shares extended a five-day winning streak on Wednesday after the latest data showed strength in the world's largest economy, while a mixed economic picture in Europe kept the region's stocks largely in check. U.S. equity markets will operate on a shortened trading schedule Wednesday, closing at 1 p.m....

*Brent seesaws around $60; U.S. crude around $55. Brent seesawed on both sides of $60 and U.S. crude hovered around $55. "It's a Christmas flood of oil at a time when refiners and producers usually are letting inventories get lower for end-of-year tax reasons, but with this flood of supply there's no place to put it," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price Futures Group in...